The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-12
IN TAs ENEMY,s COUNTRY.
a Scrip from the History of tho Gallnn
Fifteenth ". Va, Regiment. F,

a Scrip from tho History Of tho Gallan,
Fifteenth ". w. Regiment. r,
Early in tho spring Of "a my regiment
was attached. 10 the Third Brigade, Eighth
Corps, undar tho command Of General
CROOKS. On the 4th Of May we took our
departure from Webster to take part In
two raids which have bacoms historical,
We disembssked OF Chaifsaton, and after
0 few days rest Get out in the direction Of
Dublin Station, going via. Fayetto Court
House, which at tina. tims seemed TO be-
in ita Infancy. Tho town consisted al
about c eczon houses; the surrounding
country was dotted with alumps; virgin
toresta stood in long dusky lines and the
tall oaks waved their green foliage In
space aa II welcoming the boys in blue,
For charming scenery, fertile soil and de-
| i!GhslIl climate, that part Of the country
aeemed favored, but tho dludgsry OF q
soldiers life and tho horrors OF war killed
| all the romance. 5lI I.E...5.. i
at Princeton a considerable portion of
me enemy VEG encountered and driven
oil. Nothing OF special interest occurred
until no arried ct Ltoyd's Mountain ,Theye
We iouDd the enemy ioyliGed. Our diyi.
sion WAS coon gotten in readiness Gen,
Dcval attacking tho left flank and the re-
na!ndeT Of tho division the front. Sim
nlssDeously with Our charge, the First
Pennsylvania battery rushed 10 the front
and poured upon the enemy q fro, which,
for accuracy OF aim and terrible resu!te,
did itself goat honor. Pieces Of timber
and particles of human forms filled the
air. The battle lsated one hour and fifteen
minutes, and the In killed and wound
I'd amounted 10 III. The Confederate
General JenkenB wss killed in this en-.
gagement. We pushed alter the enemy,
oversaking them at New River bridge, and
after abort eDgsSement succeeded in
| burning tho bridge and destroying the
railroad. Eere General Averill Joined US,
alter which 70 tooS up our line OF march
Tor Lswiaburg, going By the way Of Union,
Monroe county, and being out Of rations,
Te were compelled to suhstst on the
country through which we passed, play
fIng baVoc with hogs and sheep that came
in our way. taFaEfBl
On our arrival at LswIabuTg the boys
sighted g flock Of sheep, and II is needLesa
TO say thatit Sas not long until the fields
aud roads we're filed with soldiers and
sheep. ! cannot speak as to tho general
resuit9, but know the half OF one filed
seven empty ntomachs that evening for
supper. After resting few dsys, We
again took the road, pasaing through
| White Sulphur Springs, Striking the Cen.
tral Virginia Railroad ut Canton Depot,
! which 80 destroyed, and pushed forward
over North Mountain ut Pond Gap, join
ing Hunter ut Stanton. ! distinctly re-.
member the day We passed thu well
known summerdeaa dietillery. Az the
noya never missed IN opportunity Of that
gind, it was not long until canteens end
avery available vessel were filled, after
which time everything seemed to move
dong better. Our little army had sudac-
'ous, say spiri!e-light, elliptical and airy.
No doubt the pndulatirg hills produced
strange echoea. I noticed in camp that
evening that the most temperate and
usually reeerved vera over social. III
This combined force, under Hunter,
'usIchcd on the 18th Of June, reaching Lex.
ington on tho 1lth, aud on the 18th he
burned the Institute and Governor
Letches'a hcuse. On the 10th be invest.
cd Lyuchburg. at 8 o'clock that sitter.
noon our division attacked tho enemy,
driving him within sight OF the town;
when Hunter ordered a halt, fcr what
inrpcse ] baye never been abls to
conceive. We lay On our arms all night,
! and during the night tho enemy received
sree ,einlo1cements. @ i.g #' Re
On the morning Of tho 18th the battle
sas renewed, lasting all day. In the even.
ng Hunter retreated in the direction Of
Liberty, through Salem Gap, where par.
II Carlin's Battery was captured. We
marched from therce through Failcas.le
| and Newcastle, and were hundreds Of
milea in an enemy's country, destitute,
sithout food, dirty and ragged scores dy-
ing Of Btarya.ion, and the living being
scarcely able to walk. ia it any won.
Ter these men have become "psupsrs''
and are dying in poorhousea, without
'riendH, aud being unable to support them
selves, (let. alone their fsmilieel, owing to
constitutional dishbiit,esg rs N:.E', {.
Was II moro respectable to pay subati.
tute and remain at home, preserving health
and strength and making money, than to
volunteer to fEht the enemy that was an /.
leapo.ins 10 destroy. our glorious Union,
and In doing go impair bis henlth so that
it is now impossibls TO earn 3 living? Is
it more respectable to die in an slmshcuse
than to be q pensioner on the Government
he helped TO savs9 " s9yi =
! Forever green be the turf above our
comrades' graves; they should DO watared
by the tears otfriendship; their memoriea
cherished by all who love FREQ country
and !f,e people. 81 n S rs i \